A group of 15 fiscal conservatives in the House sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday warning that “weakening” the cuts would “undermine both his leadership and the discipline our budget urgently demands.” Instead, the group urged the Senate to pass the rescissions package as-is.

The $9 billion rescission request now heads back to the House, which narrowly passed a similar version of the DOGE-inspired cuts in June.

The U.S. Senate voted in the early Thursday morning hours to approve a package of spending cuts suggested by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).